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List of works by Stephen J. Ormerod

A 20-Year View of Monitoring Ecological Quality in English and Welsh Rivers

article published in 2012

A catchment-scale perspective of plastic pollution

scientific article published on 21 January 2019

A diagnostic biotic index for assessing acidity in sensitive streams in Britain

scientific article published in 2013

A global analysis of zooplankton in natural and artificial fresh waters

A golden age of river restoration science?

A review of the likely causal pathways relating the reduced density of breeding dippers Cinclus cinclus to the acidification of upland streams

scientific article published on January 1992

A systematic review of the effectiveness of liming to mitigate impacts of river acidification on fish and macro-invertebrates

scientific article published on 22 May 2013

Acidic episodes retard the biological recovery of upland British streams from chronic acidification

Acidity promotes degradation of multi-species environmental DNA in lotic mesocosms

article

Acid–base status mediates the selection of organic habitats by upland stream invertebrates

Adapting streams for climate change using riparian broadleaf trees and its consequences for stream salmonids

scholarly article by Stephen M. Thomas et al published 30 October 2014 in Freshwater Biology

Alternative methods for predicting species distribution: an illustration with Himalayan river birds

article

American dippers indicate contaminant biotransport by Pacific salmon

scientific article published on 23 December 2011

An outdoor mesocosm study to assess ecotoxicological effects of atrazine on a natural plankton community

scholarly article by I. J�ttner et al published November 1995 in Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Anthropogenic modification disrupts species co‐occurrence in stream invertebrates ⬇️

scientific article published on November 17, 2013

Applied issues with predators and predation: editor’s introduction

scientific article published in 2002

Applying landscape ecology to conservation biology: Spatially explicit analysis reveals dispersal limits on threatened wetland gastropods

article

Appraising riparian management effects on benthic macroinvertebrates in the Wye River system

Aquatic bryophytes in Himalayan streams: testing a distribution model in a highly heterogeneous environment

article

Aspects of the biology of Dippers Cinclus cinclus minor in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco outside the breeding season ⬇️

scientific article

Assessing the short-term response of stream diatoms to acidity using inter-basin transplantations and chemical diffusing substrates

article

Bending the Curve of Global Freshwater Biodiversity Loss: An Emergency Recovery Plan

scientific article published on 19 February 2020

Beyond cool: adapting upland streams for climate change using riparian woodlands

scientific article

Biological Traits and the Transfer of Persistent Organic Pollutants through River Food Webs

scientific article published on 06 November 2019

Biological barriers to restoration: testing the biotic resistance hypothesis in an upland stream recovering from acidification

Causes of episodic acidification in Alpine streams

article published in 2003

Chemical and biological effects of acid, aluminium and lime additions to a Welsh hill-stream

article

Classification and ordination of macroinvertebrate assemblages to predict stream acidity in upland Wales

Climate Change and the Future of Freshwater Biodiversity in Europe: A Primer for Policy-Makers

scientific article published in December 2009

Climate change and water in the UK – past changes and future prospects

article

Climate change effects on upland stream macroinvertebrates over a 25-year period

scholarly article by ISABELLE DURANCE & S. J. ORMEROD published May 2007 in Global Change Biology

Climate change, river conservation and the adaptation challenge

scholarly article by S. J. Ormerod published September 2009 in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Combined effects of habitat modification on trait composition and species nestedness in river invertebrates

article

Combining surveys of river habitats and river birds to appraise riverine hydromorphology

Communicating the value of ecology

scientific article published in 1999

Community assembly, functional traits, and phylogeny in Himalayan river birds

scientific article published in 2022

Community persistence among stream invertebrates tracks the North Atlantic Oscillation

scientific article published in 2001

Comparative assessment of stream acidity using diatoms and macroinvertebrates: implications for river management and conservation

Comparing discriminant analysis, neural networks and logistic regression for predicting species distributions: a case study with a Himalayan river bird

article

Comparing the responses of diatoms and macro- invertebrates to metals in upland streams of Wales and Cornwall

article

Connecting the shifting currents of aquatic science and policy

article

Contrasting effects of natural and anthropogenic stressors on beta diversity in river organisms

scientific article published in 2013

Developing a diatom monitoring network in an urban river-basin: initial assessment and site selection

Developmental impairment in eurasian dipper nestlings exposed to urban stream pollutants.

scientific article published on 9 April 2014

Diatoms as indicators of stream quality in the Kathmandu Valley and Middle Hills of Nepal and India

scholarly article by Ingrid Juttner et al published November 2003 in Freshwater Biology

Diet shifts during egg laying: Implications for measuring contaminants in bird eggs

scientific article

Dispersal of adult aquatic insects in catchments of differing land use

article by I. PETERSEN et al published 30 September 2004 in Journal of Applied Ecology

Dissolved organic nitrogen regulation in freshwaters

scientific article published on 01 January 2004

EDITORIAL: Ecological science for ecosystem services and the stewardship of Natural Capital

scholarly article by Rosemary S. Hails & Steve Ormerod published 15 July 2013 in Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecology and biogeography of Himalayan diatoms: distribution along gradients of altitude, stream habitat and water chemistry

scholarly article by I. Jüttner et al published 1 August 2010 in Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Editors' Introduction: Birds and Agriculture

article

Editors’ note: 40 years of applied ecology

scientific article published in 2003

Effects of elevated CO2 on litter chemistry and subsequent invertebrate detritivore feeding responses

scientific article published on 22 January 2014

Effects of episodic acidification on macroinvertebrate assemblages in Swiss Alpine streams

article

Effects of liming on the Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Araneae and Opiliones of catchment wetlands in Wales

scholarly article by Sebastian T. Buckton published in January 1997

Effects of point-source PCB contamination on breeding performance and post-fledging survival in the dipper Cinclus cinclus

scientific article published in December 2000

Effects of spring acid episodes on macroinvertebrates revealed by population data and in situ toxicity tests

article

Egg mass and shell thickness in dippers Cinclus cinclus in relation to stream acidity in Wales and Scotland

scientific article published in January 1988

Emerging threats and persistent conservation challenges for freshwater biodiversity

scientific article published on 22 November 2018

Endocrine disruption in aquatic systems: up-scaling research to address ecological consequences.

scientific article published on 09 August 2017

Enhancing capacity for freshwater conservation at the genetic level: a demonstration using three stream macroinvertebrates

Environment and food web structure interact to alter the trophic magnification of persistent chemicals across river ecosystems

scientific article published on 11 February 2020

Episodic acidification affects the breakdown and invertebrate colonisation of oak litter

article

Estimating safe concentrations of trace metals from inter-continental field data on river macroinvertebrates ⬇️

scientific article published on April 16, 2012

Estimating the size distribution of plastics ingested by animals

scientific article published on 27 March 2020

Eurasian dipper eggs indicate elevated organohalogenated contaminants in urban rivers

scientific article

Evaluating large-scale effects ofBacillus thuringiensisvar.israelensison non-biting midges (Chironomidae) in a eutrophic urban lake

article

Evaluating presence-absence models in ecology: the need to account for prevalence

article

Evaluating riparian solutions to multiple stressor problems in river ecosystems - A conceptual study.

scientific article published on 8 April 2018

Evaluating the effects of riparian restoration on a temperate river-system using standardized habitat survey

article published in 2010

Evidence for the role of climate in the local extinction of a cool-water triclad

article

Evidence needed to manage freshwater ecosystems in a changing climate: turning adaptation principles into practice.

scientific article

Experimental effects of sediment deposition on the structure and function of macroinvertebrate assemblages in temperate streams

Field and laboratory studies reveal interacting effects of stream oxygenation and warming on aquatic ectotherms

scientific article

Field surveys can support ecological risk assessment

scientific article published in January 2013

Field testing the AWIC index for detecting acidification in British streams

Food web transfer of plastics to an apex riverine predator

scientific article published on 22 May 2020

Global patterns of diversity among the specialist birds of riverine landscapes

Global versus local change effects on a large European river

scientific article

Habitat preferences of breeding Water RailRallus aquaticus

Impacts of multiple stressors on freshwater biota across spatial scales and ecosystems

scientific article published on 15 June 2020

Improving bio-diagnostic monitoring using simple combinations of standard biotic indices

article by Esther Clews & S. J. Ormerod published March 2009 in River Research and Applications

Improving the Quality of Distribution Models for Conservation by Addressing Shortcomings in the Field Collection of Training Data

article

Insect dispersal does not limit the biological recovery of streams from acidification

article by Zoe Masters et al published 2007 in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Integrating ecology with hydromorphology: a priority for river science and management

article by I.P. Vaughan et al published January 2009 in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Intensive sampling and transplantation experiments reveal continued effects of episodic acidification on sensitive stream invertebrates

Inter- and intra-annual variation in the occurrence of organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyl congeners, and mercury in the eggs of a river passerine

scholarly article by S.J. Ormerod & S.J. Tyler published January 1994 in Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Inter- and intraspecific differences in climatically mediated phenological change in coexisting Triturus species

article

Is water quality in British rivers “better than at any time since the end of the Industrial Revolution”?

Juvenile salmonid populations in a temperate river system track synoptic trends in climate

Landscape connectivity of freshwater ecosystems : strategic review and recommendations

edition; published in 2011

Large-scale ecology and hydrology: an introductory perspective from the editors of the Journal of Applied Ecology

scientific article

Large-scale, long-term trends in British river macroinvertebrates

Lifting the veil: richness measurements fail to detect systematic biodiversity change over three decades

scientific article published on 27 April 2018

Liming acid streams: Aluminium toxicity to fish in mixing zones

article

Linking ecological and hydromorphological data: approaches, challenges and future prospects for riverine science

Linking interdecadal changes in British river ecosystems to water quality and climate dynamics

scientific article

Local movements and population density of Water RailsRallus aquaticusin a small inland reedbed

Local to continental influences on nutrient and contaminant sources to river birds

scientific article published in March 2010

Long-term change in the suitability of welsh streams for dippers Cinclus cinclus as a result of acidification and recovery: a modelling study

scientific article

Long-term effects of catchment liming on invertebrates in upland streams

Low-level effects of inert sediments on temperate stream invertebrates

METHODOLOGICAL INSIGHTS: Increasing the value of principal components analysis for simplifying ecological data: a case study with rivers and river birds

article

Management of conifer plantations for the conservation of stream macroinvertebrates

Managing aquatic ecosystems and water resources under multiple stress--an introduction to the MARS project

scientific article

Meeting the ecological challenges of agricultural change: editors' introduction

article by S. J. Ormerod et al published December 2003 in Journal of Applied Ecology

Microplastic ingestion by riverine macroinvertebrates

Modelling ecological impacts of the acidification of Welsh streams: temporal changes in the occurrence of macroflora and macroinvertebrates

Modelling soil erosion responses to climate change in three catchments of Great Britain

scientific article published on 11 August 2020

Modelling the effects of climate and land-use change on the hydrochemistry and ecology of the River Wye (Wales).

scientific article published in February 2018

Molecular systematics and phylogeography of the cryptic species complex Baetis rhodani (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae).

scientific article published on 2 May 2006

Multiple stressors in freshwater ecosystems

New paradigms for modelling species distributions?

article

Niche segregation of Himalayan river birds

Odonates as Indicators of Shallow Lake Restoration by Liming: Comparing Adult and Larval Responses

article

Organic litter dynamics in headwater streams draining contrasting land uses

scientific article published in 2022

Patterns of contamination by organochlorines and mercury in the eggs of two river passerines in Britain and Ireland with reference to individual PCB congeners

scientific article published on 01 January 1992

Persistent contaminants as potential constraints on the recovery of urban river food webs from gross pollution

scientific article published on 13 July 2019

Polystyrene microplastics decrease accumulation of essential fatty acids in common freshwater algae

scientific article published on 19 March 2020

Populations of high‐value predators reflect the traits of their prey

scientific article published on 02 March 2021

Priority wetland invertebrates as conservation surrogates

scientific article

Rapid colonisation of a newly formed lake by zebra mussels and factors affecting juvenile settlement

article

Reappraising the effects of habitat structure on river macroinvertebrates

Rebalancing the philosophy of river conservation

Recognizing the importance of scale in the ecology and management of riverine fish

scholarly article by Isabelle Durance et al published 2006 in River Research and Applications

Recovery of macroinvertebrate species richness in acidified upland waters assessed with a field toxicity model

article

Resolving large-scale pressures on species and ecosystems: propensity modelling identifies agricultural effects on streams.

scientific article

Restoration and recovery from acidification in upland Welsh streams over 25 years

scientific article published in 2009

Restoration in applied ecology: editor's introduction

article

Restoring acidified streams in upland Wales: a modelling comparison of the chemical and biological effects of liming and reduced sulphate deposition

scientific article published on January 1990

River Channel Restoration: Guiding Principles for Sustainable Projects.

scientific article published on 17 June 2006

River habitat surveys and biodiversity in acid-sensitive rivers

River organisms as indicators of the distribution and sources of persistent organic pollutants in contrasting catchments

scientific article published on 12 September 2019

Scale-dependent effects of fine sediments on temperate headwater invertebrates

Sex ratio and maturity indicate the local dispersal and mortality of adult stoneflies

Small Water Bodies in Great Britain and Ireland: Ecosystem function, human-generated degradation, and options for restorative action

scientific article published on 15 December 2018

Spatial patterns concentrations in upland Wales in relation to catchment forest cover and forest age

article

Spatial structure in the zooplankton of a newly formed and heavily disturbed urban lake

article

Squeezed out: the consequences of riparian zone modification for specialist invertebrates

Stable isotopes as indicators of wastewater effects on the macroinvertebrates of urban rivers

article by Christy A. Morrissey et al published 6 July 2012 in Hydrobiologia

Student‐centred experiments with stream invertebrates

Testing large-scale hypotheses using surveys: the effects of land use on the habitats, invertebrates and birds of Himalayan rivers

scientific article published in 2000

The Challenges of Linking Ecosystem Services to Biodiversity

scholarly article by Isabelle Durance et al published 2016 in Advances in Ecological Research

The Influence of Riparian Management on the Habitat Structure and Macroinvertebrate Communities of Upland Streams Draining Plantation Forests

scientific article published on 17 June 2006

The biological response of acidic streams to catchment liming compared to the changes predicted from stream chemistry

article

The continuing challenges of testing species distribution models

scientific article (publication date: June 2005)

The distribution and conservation of threatened Sphaeriidae on British grazing marshland

The distribution of three uncommon freshwater gastropods in the drainage ditches of British grazing marshes

The ecology of dippers Cinclus cinclus (L.) in relation to stream acidity in upland Wales: time-activity budgets and energy expenditure

scientific article

The effect of sampling frequency on chemical parameters in acid-sensitive streams

scientific article

The effects of climatic fluctuations and extreme events on running water ecosystems ⬇️

scientific article

The effects of low pH and palliative liming on beech litter decomposition in acid-sensitive streams

article by Faye L. Merrix et al published 12 August 2006 in Hydrobiologia

The effects of pastoral intensification on the feeding interactions of generalist predators in streams.

scientific article

The impact of acidification on macroinvertebrate assemblages in welsh streams: towards an empirical model

scientific article

The influence of conifer plantations on the distribution of the golden ringed dragonfly Cordulegaster boltoni (Odonata) in Upland Wales

article

The influence of plantation forestry on the pH and aluminium concentration of upland welsh streams: A re-examination

article

The influences of habitat and seasonal sampling regimes on the ordination and classification of macroinvertebrate assemblages in the catchment of the River Wye, Wales

The microdistribution of three uncommon freshwater gastropods in the drainage ditches of British grazing marshes

The response of macroinvertebrates to experimental episodes of low pH with different forms of aluminium, during a natural spate

article

The seasonal dynamics and persistence of stream macroinvertebrates in Nepal: do monsoon floods represent disturbance?

article

The survival of early life stages of brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) in relation to aluminium speciation in upland Welsh streams

The three Rs of river ecosystem resilience: Resources, recruitment, and refugia

The uptake of applied ecology

scientific article published in 2002

Three challenges for the science of river conservation

Toxicity of proton-metal mixtures in the field: linking stream macroinvertebrate species diversity to chemical speciation and bioavailability

scientific article

Trends in water quality and discharge confound long-term warming effects on river macroinvertebrates

article

Twenty‐five essential research questions to inform the protection and restoration of freshwater biodiversity

scientific article

Understanding and Managing Climate Change Effects on River Ecosystems

scholarly article published 17 February 2012

Using diatoms as quality indicators for a newly-formed urban lake and its catchment

scientific article

editorialThe age of applied ecology

scientific article published in 2000

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